Social Entertainment / TV

Ce diable d'homme

1978 · 1 season · Comedy, Family, Drama, Documentary

One man. One pen. And ideas come to life.

This devil of a man plunges the viewer into the very heart of the Voltaire whirlwind, that incandescent mind who shook his century. The series follows his meteoric rise, his exiles, his battles and flashes of genius, in a Europe still tightly bound by absolutism. We discover an unbowed, charming, formidable man whose pen makes ministers, kings and fanatics tremble. Between glittering salons, damp prisons and passionate loves, Voltaire crosses the Age of Enlightenment like a meteor. Each episode reveals a confrontation, a flight, a victory wrested through the sheer force of intellect. Carried by elegant direction and a sweeping, novelistic energy, the series paints a vibrant portrait of a fighter for freedom. A journey into the life of a man who never stopped thinking, loving and provoking.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 6 episodes (May 4, 1978)

Cast

• Michel Herbault as Forcalquier
• Gérard Caillaud as Beaumarchais
• Jean Turlier as Tronchin
• Roger Carel as Keyserling
• Jean Mourat as Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Nicole Garcia as Adrienne Lecouvreur
• Marie-Christine Demarest as Mme Denis
• Denis Manuel as Voltaire jeune
• Roland Monk as Thiérot
• Bernard Lavalette as M. Du Châtelet
• Georges Descrières as Duc de Richelieu
• Geneviève Grad as La Pompadour

Details

Created by

Marcel Camus

First aired

May 4, 1978

Episodes

6

Genres

Comedy, Family, Drama, Documentary

Network

TF1

Status

Ended